Windshield install

I removed a windshield without damaging to install on my daily..and i see there is windshield adhesive on a roll which would be easier to apply..anyone ever use it,,seems like a dated product but i got a few feet in my garage and its still as sticky and pliable as it was 20 years ago..
Ive found the product available online..

 

@Lloyd's paint & glass

 

Butyl tape was used to install windshields starting in the 1960s, and urethane came into use around 1980, iirc.

You didn't say what car you're working on...that might make a difference.

 

Depends on the car. Since it's the hamb I assume it's old. Urethane replaced butyl seals, or what we call a tape kit. A newer car's windshield is part of the supplemental restraint system, so they don't want them popping out when you hit the airbag, and the airbag hits the windshield lol. But yes you can use the butyl, make sure you use the little rubber blocks to hold the windshield up so it doesn't slide down on a hot day.

 

Like the other guys said, use the factory method, whatever that is.
I get the feeling that yours was glued in since you mention

Let's just say duct tape would be even easier, but nobody is going to suggest that!

There are a bunch of tutorials on the biggest video host, so get the right products, prep and install properly or pay to get 'er done.

 

Thanks for responses..my bud gave me 2 cartridges Betaseal U418 urethane windshield adhesive today so thats what im using…was looking for easier option but cant turn this down…
There is a lot of products get damaged in shipping…good to have someone ya know keeping eye on whats headed for dumpster..

 

Lloyd may chime in here being he’s a pro glass guy, but when I used to rebuild wrecks, I used a good quality pinch weld primer on the body where the urethane is applied. I also used a foam dam tape all around the inside edge of the opening, and then applied the glue to just above the height of the foam. That allowed the glass to make good contact with the glue and set at the correct height and also kept the urethane from squishing out inside the car.